Kyleigh's Cure Road Race to Support Rare Disease Research on June 10, 2012

Tickets remain available for the second annual Kyleigh's Cure Road Race, to be held in Braintree on June 10, 2012 starting and ending at .

Behind the effort are Braintree police officers Kristine and Sean Lydon, whose daughter Kyleigh has a rare disease that requires more study and funding, so they have dedicated themselves to raising money through the road race and other activities.

When Kyleigh was an infant, she was diagnosed with Galactosemia, which does not allow the 7-year-old to break down a simple sugar called galactose – a key component of milk and other dairy products. As a result, Kyleigh must be kept on a strict diet and her parents often have to hunt down ingredients in products to make sure they do not contain a shred of lactose, which is half galactose.

Registration for the race on Sunday, June 10 starts at 8 a.m. Participants will complete a USATF Certified Course through Braintree in one of several categories, including a 10K, 5K, wheelchair division and a youth division.

There is also a Shirt/Number Pickup and Pre-Registration event at on Saturday, June 9. The cost is $10 per person or $30 per family (2 adults and children) and includes breakfast and free games (game pass good untill closing) after you pick up your number.

For more information on Kyleigh and the race, go to http://www.kyleighscure.com.

You can also visit http://www.racewire.com/register.php?id=1666 to sign up directly and http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kyleighs-Cure/118878504825966 for Facebook updates on Kyleigh, her family and supporters.